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41.36° N · 81.47° W · GEOID 3930632

Glenwillow

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · part of the Cleveland, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Glenwillow is home to 758 people. Median household income is $93,125 a year and median rent is $3,417 a month, 44.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $314,300, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,417
150% above the median place
Median household income
$93,125
16% above the median place
Median home value
$314,300
2% below the median place
Unemployment
6.6%
36% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Glenwillow

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 36.7% a year while household income rose 2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,127 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • The median rent takes 44.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • The population has fallen 9.9% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 253 Ohio places.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Glenwillow

Cuyahoga County loses about 7.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in32,137
Moved out39,258
Net−7,121

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lorain County, OH3,2704,971−1,701
Summit County, OH2,6213,517−896
Lake County, OH2,3563,175−819
Medina County, OH1,6762,638−962
Franklin County, OH1,1021,365−263
Portage County, OH8731,151−278
Geauga County, OH728949−221
Cook County, IL501620−119

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cuyahoga County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cuyahoga County report $66,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$136,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,417 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,290 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $314,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 22.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Deale, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
27% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$80,440
14% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%27% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%14% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,8455% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$80,44014% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 44.0%, 116% above the median place.

Glenwillow44.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$136,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
44.0%
116% above the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
11% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
44%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$53,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
17.6%
150% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.9%
34% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
84% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,417150% above
Rent to income144.0%116% above
Property tax rate11.7%84% above
Home price to income13.4x11% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.97% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27421% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,0002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,24561% above
Median home value1$314,3002% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.5%4% above
Homeownership188.9%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.4%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,29022% above
Vacant homes117.6%150% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
22.0%
77% above the median place
Income per person1
$48,071
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −10%
Poverty rate13.6% +26%
Median household income$93,125 +16%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$93,12516% above
Income per person1$48,07120% above
Unemployment1County figure6.6%36% above
Average annual pay6County figure$77,27317% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure692,694360% above
Poverty rate113.6%26% above
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home122.0%77% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -9.9%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
-9.9%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
46.9
20% above the median place
Born abroad1
14.6%
66% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher41.9% +31%
Household size2.6 +3%
High school or higher91.6% −1%
Homes with broadband92.2% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17586646th largest
Population change since 20207-9.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age146.920% above
Bachelor's or higher141.9%31% above
High school or higher191.6%1% below
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad114.6%66% above
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband192.2%0% below
05

Life in Glenwillow

456 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops31.2 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.0 −6%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
342
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
155,108
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k9
3.2
39% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure342above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure155,108above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure17.212% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.06% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
National Register listings10County figure456above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.0, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Glenwillow. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.0
22% above the median place
July average high12
82°F
5% below the median place
Good air days14
43.3%
37% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGlenwillowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F5% below
January average low12County figure21°F18% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure40.0 in9% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.06% above
Hurricane risk13County figure62.412% below
Tornado risk13County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk13County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk13County figure97.78% above
Median air quality index14County figure5323% above
Good air days14County figure43.3%37% below
08

Glenwillow in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 52% of the median income in 2030, up from 44% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,417/mo (2024)$5,040/mo$4,130 to $6,140/mo+6.7%
Median household income$93,125 (2024)$117,000$99,000 to $138,500+3.9%
Median home value$314,300 (2024)$452,000$328,000 to $623,000+6.2%
Population905 (2025)860820 to 900−1.0%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Glenwillow

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Deale, MD$3,130$125,510Compare
Lincolnwood, IL$3,501$109,731Compare
Sound Beach, NY$3,343$132,008Compare
Wedgefield, FL$3,072$120,156Compare
Wedgefield, FLSound Beach, NYLincolnwood, ILDeale, MDGlenwillow, OHGlenwillowDealeLincolnwoodWedgefieldGlenwillowDealeLincolnwoodWedgefield

Common questions

Is Glenwillow a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 36.7% a year while household income rose 2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,127 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. On cost, space and class size it scores 51 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Glenwillow expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 44.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $314,300.

What salary do you need to live in Glenwillow?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $136,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Glenwillow?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Deale, MD, Lincolnwood, IL, Sound Beach, NY and Wedgefield, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Glenwillow with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Glenwillow itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/glenwillow-ohio

Citytistics. “Glenwillow, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/glenwillow-ohio/

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